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मित्रांनो, जगाच्या इतिहासात महान नेते आणि त्यांच्या खुलेआम    हत्येच्या कहाण्या सर्वश्रुत आहेत. त्यातली एक म्हणजे अमेरिकी राष्ट्राध्यक्ष जॉन एफ केनेडी यांची हत्या. आपला आजचा सिनेमा याच हत्येचं गूढ सांगणारा आणि सत्या समोर कोणी मोठं नसत हेच दाखवून देणारा आहे.

चित्रपट सुरु होतो एक शॉर्ट स्टोरी किंवा बातमीने जी अमेरिकी इलेक्शन बद्दल आहे. रिचर्ड गिब्सन यांना पराभूत करून J F K ( जॉन एफ केनेडी) अगदी थोड़क्यात जिंकले आहेत. ही वेळ आहे जानेवारी १९६१ आणि २ वर्षांनी नोव्हेंबर १९६३ मध्ये टेक्सास येथे J F K यांचा खून होतो. जिम गॅरीसन( Garrison ) आणि टीम या केसचा तपास करत असतात आणि यामधे ते  डेव्हिड फेरी जो प्रायव्हेट पायलट आहे याची आणि इतर लोकांची चौकशी करतात. परंतु राजकीय दबाव  ही केस बंद पाडतो आणि या केस मध्ये Li Oswald ला अटक होते. पुढे जाऊन जॅक रुबी नावाचा माणूस ली चा सुद्धा खून करून टाकतो. विशेष म्हणजे हे सगळं अगदी खुलेआम घडत असतं.

१९६६ मध्ये ही केस पुन्हा ओपन होते कारण वॉरन रिपोर्ट, ज्यामधे या केसच्या बाबतीत लिहिलेलं आहे आणि तो चुकीचा आहे आणि ही हत्या दिसते तितकी सरळ नाही अस गॅरीसनला वाटतं. तपास पुन्हा सुरू होतो आणि ज्या लोकांचा संबंध फेरी, Oswald आणि रुबी यांच्याशी असतो या सर्वांची चौकशी होते. यामधे एक व्यक्ती असते “विले ओकफी” जो एक “पुरुष वैश्य” असतो. विले हा पाच वर्ष जेल मध्ये असतो आणि त्याचा संबंध Oswald आणि "क्ले बर्ट्रांड" यांच्याशी आलेला असतो. 

गॅरीसन ची टीम जेव्हा जिन हीलची ( जी या घटनेची साक्षीदार आहे) चौकशी करते तेव्हा ती सांगते, की गोळीबार हा एका गार्डन मधून झालेला. परंतु मी जेव्हा हे सुरुवातीला सांगितलं तेव्हा माझ्यावर दबाव टाकण्यात आला आणि माझा जवाब वॉरन कमिशन मध्ये बदलला गेला. Oswald ला जेव्हा अटक झाली तेव्हा त्याने ज्या बिल्डिंग मधून गोळी झाडली त्या बिल्डिंग मध्ये गॅरीसन ची टीम जाते. तिथे ते पुन्हा त्या घटनेचं नाट्य रूपांतर करून पाहतात. त्यांना लक्षात येत की, Oswald साठी इतका अचूक मारा करणं आणि तोही इतक्या लांबून करणं हे शक्यच नाही. गोळी ही दुसऱ्या किंवा अनेक जागांवरून मारली गेली आहे हे त्यांना समजत.

१९६८ मध्ये गॅरीसनला  एक व्यक्ती भेटते जी स्वतःची ओळख “एक्स” अशी सांगतो. हा एक्स त्याला सांगतो की,” या हत्येमागे कोणी एक व्यक्ती नाहीये तर सगळे जण आहेत. अमेरिकेची गुप्तहेर संघटना (CIA) , FBI, underworld पासून केनेडी सरकार मध्ये असलेले उप राष्ट्राध्यक्ष आणि आताचे राष्ट्राध्यक्ष लिंडन जॉन्सन. प्रश्न हा नाहीये कोणी केनेडी यांना मारलं परंतु त्यांना का मारण्यात आल? ज्या दिवशी हत्या झाली त्याच वेळी किंबहुना त्या आधीच न्यूझीलंडच्या एका वर्तमापत्राद्वारे केनेडी यांची हत्या झाल्याचं कसं सांगण्यात आलं?  या लोकांचा त्यात काय फायदा आहे?  तो पुढे सांगतो की, केनेडी यांना मारण्यात आल कारण ते अमेरिकी सैन्याला व्हिएतनाम युद्धातून बाहेर काढण्याचे ठरवत होते. “एक्स” गॅरीसनला सांगतो की तू केसच्या खुप जवळ आहेस. तू “क्ले शॉ” या बिजनेसमनची चौकशी कर. त्याचा या हत्येशी खूप जवळचा संबंध आहे. जेव्हा शॉ ची चौकशी केली जाते तेव्हा तो oswald, फेरी आणि ओ केफी यांना कधी भेटलो नसल्याचं सांगतो. परंतु त्याच्यावर केनेडी यांचा खून केल्या प्रकरणी केस केली जाते.

या सगळ्या घटनांचा परिणाम गॅरीसनच्या फॅमिली वर होतच असतो त्यात त्याचे काही सहकारी त्याच्या तपास प्रक्रियेवर संशय घेऊ लागतात. त्याच्या घरी निनावी कॉल येतात आणि त्याची बायको लिझ ही सुद्धा नाराज होते. ती म्हणते की, तू शॉ वर यामुळे संशय घेतोय कारण तो समलैंगिक आहे. मीडिया आणि सर्व गॅरीसनच्या बाबतीत छापून त्याच्या मागेच लागतात.  यामुळे जे काही साक्षीदार असतात ते घाबरतात आणि केस मधून काढता पाय घेऊ लागतात. फेरी जो साक्ष द्यायला तयार झालेला असतो त्याचा खून होतो.

१९६९ मध्ये शॉ विरुद्ध खटला सुरू होतो. गॅरीसन हे कोर्टात पटवून देतो. ज्या बिल्डिंग मधून केनेडी यांच्यावर गोळीबार झाला त्याचा पूर्ण पुरावा तो देतो आणि हे ही सांगतो की ते का शक्य नव्हतं. Oswald ज्याला अटक झाली आणि नंतर त्याचा खून केला गेला त्याला फक्त यात फसवल गेल होत. गोळी ही बिल्डिंग मधून मारली गेली नव्हती. एवढं होवूनही शॉ ला पुराव्या अभावी सोडण्यात येत. 

नंतर १९७४ मध्ये, शॉ Lungs cancer या आजाराने मरण पावतो. १९७९ मध्ये रिचर्ड हेलम साक्ष देतो की, शॉ चा संबंध CIA बरोबर होता आणि या हत्येमध्ये सुद्धा त्याचा हात होता. या खटल्या संबंधीत माहिती ही २०२९ मध्ये प्रसिद्ध करण्यात यावी अशी ऑर्डर मिळते आणि खटला थांबतो.

मित्रानो, राजकारण, हे जिथे आपला विचार थांबतो त्याच्या पुढे सुरू होत असत. केनेडी हे अमेरीकचे सर्वात लोकप्रिय राष्ट्राध्यक्ष होते. हा चित्रपट संपतो तेव्हा गॅरीसन आपल्या बायको आणि मुलासोबत कोर्टातून निघून जातो पण आपल्या डोक्यातून नाही. केनेडी यांची हत्या हा एका विचाराचा अंत होता. मन हेलावून टाकणारा हा सिनेमा पहाच कारण राजकारण ही किती मोठी दलदल आहे हे नक्की लक्षात येत.

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The Permanent room-mate...1

Phone rings....it’s around 7-7.30 on Saturday morning......Siya receives call from Prajish.....

Prajish : "GM Siya, how are you? What you doing?"

Siya : "Pakode tal rahi hu"  "what's time Prajish?"

 She gets beet angry as he disturbed her in sleep.

Prajish : “tum abhi bhi oil khati ho, doc has said no to you right? " its 7.30  morning"

Siya : "it's in India, I am asking about US."

Prajish; Dear I said, its 7.30 morning.

Siya : Oh, shit!

It was shocking for her. She has not expected him to be there. He is meeting her right after 3 years.

Prajish and Siya both are extremely different people who are in long distance relationship since 3 years. After completing their graduation Prajish had left to US for job and working as financial analyst, whereas Siya is also working in MNC.  They met only once or twice before Prajish left India. Since then they are in great contact and in love with each.

Prajish, though he is talented and working in US and all, he has different angle to look at his relation with Siya.

He is little casual, person with can be done attitude. His expectations from Siya are same. That is the reason he has changed his job and came to India before one month of his date of joining.

Siya is also involved in relationship with Prajish but never thought of this. She was happy with long distance. She is aware that he has changed his job and planning to come in Mumbai not expected so suddenly. He has not made any arrangement for his stay in Mumbai as well so the only option he has is to stay with Siya. She is already sharing room with her college friend Nisha.

She cut the call and went to another room where Nisha is in deep sleep. She let her wake up,

Nisha : What? Let me sleep?

Siya : Nisha, Prajish is here in Mumbai and probably in our apartment.

Nisha: What are you talking? He is coming in next month? You must be in dream, either go and sleep or wake up.

Its ok actually, good he is here, he will find accommodation for him here.

Doorbell rings.

Nisha: forget about that, if I know him he must be here to propose for marriage. It’s him, outside this door, holding ring in his hand, down on his knees.

She opened the door and found nobody. Prajish was I floor down. Instead of knocking 801 he was on 7^th floor,

outside 701, down on his knees.

Prajish: hi Siya Jaiswal, will you marry me?

Unfortunately, as he is at wrong place, owner of that room had open the door and having small pot in hand to get milk delivery as it was early morning.

Uncle: (bit angry) hey stupid, what are you doing here?

Prajish: “ohh, sorry uncle, this is not for u.”

Uncle: I know bloody full.

Siya is watching that entire scenario by standing on steps. Guy with dustbin in hand is cleaning the floor where is on his knees. After looking at him nobody would have thought the guy had come from US.

Siya: Prajish (shouted).

Prajish: turned on same place on his knees and said; Siya Jaiswal, will you marry me?

Entire floor is watching at him and Siya. She is extremely embarrassed with all his innocent yet immature behavior. She is in shock as well. She is having no words to react to it. She is quiet for a while.

(In her room)

Prajish: so how was the surprise? You are so lucky yar.

He is talking as if she is extremely happy with because of surprise. She is disturbed and worried too. She doesn’t   want to hurt him at all. Therefor she is very careful.

Siya: Prajish, I want to talk.

Prajish: why you are in hurry? Will talk, relax. Nice flat by the way. You don’t waan offer even coffee to your fiancé?  (Her friend comes from another room) hey Saumya, how are you? Heard about you a lot?

Nisha: I am Nisha. (She said annoyingly)

Prajish: Ya, one and the same thing.

Nisha: Siya can I talk to you for a second.

Both went in other room.

Nisha:  (is little angry) are you gone tell him now.

Siya: Ya, wait. He has just come. Let him have some tea at least.

Nisha: you are gone have kids till he finishes his tea?

Prajish interrupts.

Nisha: Praj, everything is happening so fast.

Prajish: what fast, we have time. Let’s have lunch and then will move to see some sites. Let’s find our sweet home.

Nisha: Flat?

Prajish: Ya will get married and shift there so will have search now only.

Nisha: Prajish, no way (she gets angry, on fire).  I mean, how you can thing like that. How you can expect from me that I should come and search home for us with you. No way Prajish, I cannot do that. No  No No.

He feels bad and then…..they decided to visit some sites for there so called home.

To be continued……

Nisha want to give some time to this relation. She feels that they have to spend some time together so as to understand each other whereas Prajish feels that we know each other since 3 years. We have daily interaction on skype then what is harm in getting married. Nisha knows that he is good guy, he loves her but she need everything to be perfect in their relation. Will that happen?

Age...Generation....etc

Age does makes impact on what you think and what kind of perception you carry. This is something I am observing among all my friend and in me as well. "We were not like this" this statement we always tend to make when we see/observe these younger generation now a days.
We are very reluctant to imbibe the changes taking place around us. We have made some kind of comfort zone around us from which we don't want to come out, and I am damn sure the our parental generation must have felt the same at particular point of time and this younger generation will also think in a same way when they will be of our age.
Let us take a example, marriage. The hot topic of discussion every where ( extremely age specific statement). Now me and my friends are so bombarded by our parents that at any point of time we will  be getting married. This has to do with what each and every generation and there views about the same. Our parental generation thinks that marriage is extremely important in life. This has to be done at particular age, once you pass that age, you are gone, carrier and all comes later. You can manage that easily.
Now our generation feels that carrier is priority. You earn and then do marriage and all. Marriage is just a process and can be completed at any point of time. It has nothing to do with age, If you have enough bank balance , you can manage.
 One generation says it has science behind it. other says why to get married there is no science behind it. one generation says get married have child and let you parents enjoy there last innings. Other says why to have own child and even to have what is the need of getting married. One generation says if you get married at particular age and have your own child at certain age, it will be easy to plan the things. Other questions "What you got after doing all this?, you are still struggling to get money".

This is not only generation gap due to age. This is a gap between two different mentalities, two different ideologies. Which can be change if they can accept the change in world around them. Parental generation is not keen to accept that priorities and worries of this current generation are different. On other side our generation is not ready to accept that getting married at right age is important because you will have somebody. a better half of your life with you, who has same mentality, priority (may be) like yours. Nobody is ready to understand. All listen to each other to react on it rather to understand.

Lets us conclude........Can we?